its face is on fire, take a look at this photograph where a dustdress rehearsal went terribly wrong. tom-picks up the story outside loyola medical center they have a renowned to burn unit here that actor's name is wesley daniel his story in the last couple of hours has taken quite a turn and not in a positive way he had burns to his face and neck area now brought here in critical condition with second- degree burns to his face and respiratory tissues the result

of burns to the inside of his throat. it happened in front of 1000 people including a chicago tribune photographer and here's how it looked a 24 year-old performer burned on stage a stage packed with other young performers at the time. i was really excited and then all of a sudden that happened some was stomping it out. there are fire guards on stage who took control of the situation. it's a bit elaborate, breathing fire and still walking simultaneously the mist that happened five hours into a five and a half hour opera. in fact the opera staff

were extraordinarily optimistic and hopeful about this he is here with second-degree burns to his face in the burns to the inside of his throat listed in serious-critical condition. one of chicago's bravest injured but ok tonight after fighting a fire at an abandoned warehouse on the city's south side. it was contained to the first floor but not before one firefighter was badly hurt the firefighter was rushed to northwestern memorial hospital officials say the fire fighter is all right. the former alderman sandy jackson the chicago sun-times reported tonight the feds are trying to

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public schools plan to downsize it is a plan that has a lot of parents fired up tonight some of them have their chance to sound off crystal gutierrez joins us live. there are hundreds of parents, teachers and even students still inside here at st. angeles church meeting with chicago public school representatives telling them why their neighborhood schools should be allowed to remain open this is the seventh community meeting that cps has held in the past week making some very tough decisions regarding school closures. we do understand and we do expect that this is going to be a passionate discussion this will not be the only discussion please respond to us in a way and give us information that is useful. >> a passionate discussion it

certainly was they face a $1 billion budget deficit to have some difficult decisions had to make regarding which schools will need to be closed or consolidated. barbara byrd bana has already said she will not consider closing level one rated schools or high schools that still leaves hundreds of other schools on the chopping block it's also considering performance and safety issues parents tonight are hoping their neighborhood schools can keep open. we as

parents are tired of teachers making decisions for us kids pleased with every do do not close each and every one of those little boys and girls that walk into the elementary school every day. there were 62 schools at this meeting tonight there are several more meetings just like this one planned over the next few weeks the final list of recommendations will come from ceo barbara byrd bana by march 31st we will give those recommendations to the chicago board of education and a final decision will be made no word on how many schools that maybe. live tonight in washington park. from chicago to west chicago

special closed door session the board of education got going earlier this evening the district 33 board resulting in a strike to let out 4000 students today how can we hold on to teachers if we have a school board that isn't willing to work with us? i'm sure the union is also disappointed the board reportedly said what the teachers are asking for is beyond what neighboring districts say the smoke was detected the plane turned back to o'hare one person on board was taken to the hospital for shortness of breath all 38 passengers landed safely. it is the first homicide in aurora and

over here next prosecutors say three teenagers are responsible president obama brings his gun reform control plan to the west. why free wifi access coast-to- coast may soon be a reality. this was the fourth consecutive day of measurable snow in the area but the arctic air is easing its grip on the area and our next storm system is targeting areas farther north we could have a wintry mix on thursday and the cold weather is not done yet. [ female announcer

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teenage victim and the suspect our friends. my sister was 4 ft. 11 about zero hundred and 5 lbs. she could have defended herself. the details are sickening been to death with a hammer and then burned beyond recognition she was 18 years old, a senior at west aurora high-school and a waitress at denny's near fox valley mall, co-workers knew something was wrong when she didn't show up for her friday shaft this is a person that would never heard anybody. she was such a kind person. she was one of my best friends i can't believe anyone would do this to her. >> on thursday she went to visit her friends police say that she was beaten in the head with a

hammer that her car was torched underneath the high street bridge they put her body in a container into the next day they set on fire and dumped the remains in a wooded area and montgomery why did they do this? someone wrote. police are still searching for that answer. we are not quite sure automotive we're still looking for evidence with sells phones, computers text messages. it's the first murder in all aurora in over one year her brother says that she dreamed of becoming a cop. she was everything to me i would have given anything for her. they're charged with murder a judge set his bill today at $5 million the other two suspects are accused of helping to conceal the crime she is being

held on $100,000 and bale. enough is enough! marching for peace on the south side they marched in honor of pendleton going from her school to the parker she was gunned down last week unveiled a peace plan for mayor emanuel 2000 more part- time jobs for teenagers more social and recreational programs and schools and a pure program to stop the so-called code of silence. superintendent gary mccarthy made his point for tougher gun laws. mccarthy

called on springfield to pass tougher laws that will help officers get military-style gods and the gang members who use them off the streets. we have to have the men and women here who are willing to go out and do the job we have to make sure we get those criminals in jail in some cases for their own safety. he goes on to say last month his officers seized two and half times the number of guns as their counterparts in new york. he renewed his call for an assault weapons ban he faces depp opposition from congress and he pushed for universal background checks which he says and most americans support. we don't have to agree on everything to agree it's time to do something. that is mine main

message here todaymy main message here today. >> he repeated his message that no one wants to take guns from law-abiding americans. the teller then tried to kill her for her views ontallytaliban tried to kill her for her views on education.

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the teenage boy who survived an assassination by the talent and is speaking for the first time following another round of surgery to repair her skull. i am feeling better i had a very big operation it seems that an injection every five hours. shot in the head by a gunman last fall by the taliban despite death threats made against her she still advocates for education for girls she is a titanium plate in her skull. former senator john kerry takes over today for hillary clinton as the new secretary of state starting this new tenure on a light note. as the saying goes i have big heels to fill. referencing the fact that he is the first man to hold the post in a long while followed by mrs.

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some open water on at the lake into this pretty frozen in the wake of the chill. these wintry scenes were photographed by aaron. 4 in. of snow here. it has been fascinating, we have a lot of flow of ice on the lake,

the lake has frozen up a good deal. some flurries blowing up the lake with all of that ice cutting down on the area the surface can evaporate moisture into the atmosphere today was the fourth straight day of measurable snow in the chicago area and this note 7 of the past 11 days it's interesting to know that 82 percent of the season's snow has occurred in the past two weeks the next clipper which is keeping count as the fourth in the series that has passed through is taking a more northerly track. here is the new

one taking shape up north. here is what happens according to our model we awaken into some flurries briefly tomorrow morning then by noon this snow reassembles up to the north but much of the snow as you will see is going to fall farther north here is an accumulation forecast. here is the amount that may come down here, not very much at all.

we get some sun on wednesday before it arrives but you will see a closer here the broad area of liquid mixture that comes into the area by thursday morning we have a beautiful day coming on friday that could rein

on us later in the week. we are getting a more moderate brand of cold air to come into the chicago area and here is why. this february has opened about 21.7 degrees colder than february 1st year ago almost eight degrees below the long- term average, what a difference a year makes you can see the situation here on the temperature map. even downstate 57 in st. louis. our forecast

for tonight is a period of some lake effect flurries i think we have missed most of that. tomorrow cloudy and a touch of light snow possibly a little mix of freezing drizzle primarily early in the day. partly sunny with clouds increasing in the afternoon a weekend of clouds and rain by sunday in chicago. a

little something for everybody. a new school song has parents raising some serious questions why they are concerned about the artist who wrote it.

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one of the city's elementary schools is getting a new song and plenty of criticism. not necessarily fit for elementary years... >> they didn't know what to think when our rapper who wrote a song for their school turned up on youtube smoking pot and shooting guns. the kids for a thrill to a local rap star was singing at the school this this reader was no exception and he couldn't wait

to tell her. two other rappers wrote a song for the school called we can do about education and reaching your potential. you can find a video on youtube at first they thought it was encouraging but when she looked at other videos she was outraged by what she found and bought her fifth grade son could also find. he sings about marijuana, guns violence and bling. you introduce my son to something that i am trying to keep him away from. they approved $4,000 to pay for the school song the principal said it would be a morale booster what most members to know at the

time and what brad field and didn't tell them is that the principle is engaged to j.o. and they have two children together that go to beasley. last night he faxed me this notarized letter saying that he did not take any money for the song the letter is dated three days ago he told me over the phone he just wanted to do something positive for the kids in 2005 he won the golden apple award as a reading teacher it was not until i actually saw the video that he was affiliated with that i was outraged laura thompson is a former teacher at beasley who was not hired after her probationary period. she is

concerned about the students being exposed to this kind of art. the $14,000 for the song came out of the internal account it is the school safety net it had $100,000 in a one principal brad field got theirbraffbradfield got there. the academic center was one of the top schools in the city but now they are a level to

school, all of this and dropping test scores of fourth grade reading for example is down 16% parents and teachers are frustrated. i tried to talk to kim... i was allowed in to put my camera man was not i stay for about 30 minutes and i was told that she wouldn't have time for me the chicago public school district and one to talk about it right now either but they're released a statement saying: coming up later in sports, the shorthanded goals face a tough road against the division rival.

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if you are getting gas in illinois or indiana you are paying more than ever before this month states are paying an average of $3.52 per gallon it's the highest prices ever since february. up 40¢ from one month ago. chicago said the spike is due to a couple of reasons rising crude oil prices, a decrease oil reserves.

>> oftentimes history is a great teacher if you look at winter weather records we have been for 60 percent of our snow by this day. what all of that means is we are well beyond the midpoint of winter right now. d.c. in the pink and white areas we retreat to the north but we still straddle these boundaries. look what happens over the weekend next saturday and by sunday we are above freezing. not until next week will the cold air come crashing down here. the winds are blowing from

the north nw at 6 mi. per hour now. a messy mix of freezing rain sleet and snow. that could propel our temperatures on sunday into the 40's. 32 is the forecast tomorrow. saturday

partly sunny and clouding over later in the day. you know our weather producer bill snyder he hates the cold weather and on wednesday the normal high temperature goes to above freezing for the first time since before christmas. he is happy. we understand there could be a break in the case of the hair salon robbery we have been reporting to you about a string of robberies of the past few months. the most recent one was today a salon was robbed at about 10:45 a.m. today we have a

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knows the road show is not easy playing for the central division lead he may as well be in first place. the bulls are, to some degree. why wouldn't you count these zeros also missing at indiana tonight the pacers are still without danny grandeur. a lot of curious calls the pacers up 6 at halftime the bulls were hanging by a thread he sprained

his ankle early 96-92 and the bulls got the ball back for a questionable call he lined up the dagger. they lose it 111- 101. a couple of plays, i decided that we have to execute better. we have to get it done. >> it is the grant family reunion. a three-point play jeremy grand help them pull away for a 67 wind. they really

get rugged tomorrow night. tomorrow they get the sharks from san jose. some good news for the hawks coming in. he will likely be in there against the sharks. 12 different hawks have scored goals 15 of a possible 18 points so far they would love to get to more tomorrow night. we will continue this one when we are at home the best part is we

know we can play better. actual watching eyes were down a little bit 108 million people watched it. the ravens were in or so it seems they had a chance to win it in the final minute the ravens really sold out this is what won the game for us john will take it any way he can get it but next time he hopes that his brother will not be on the losing end of it. it's the toughest moment of all walking across the fields if you could imagine you feel an incredible amount of relation with an incredible amount of devastation and those to feelings went hand-in-hand at that moment and i am still feeling it.

>> taken away. >> in case in the hair salon robert. not sure just what kind of a break as of right now. police indicating they made an arrest they've been working this case for some months now. we cannot tell you there is a suspect wondering at least for a hair salon robberies' in chicago we have some surveillance video from a hair salon taking small amounts of cash at gunpoint terrorizing hair salon workers since december and police have been very anxious to bring someone in which it appears they have

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